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January 21, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate drops 0.9pc to US$970/TEU, surges 11.6pc to USWC
  • Members of Ocean Alliance extend partnership until 2027
  • APL expands port rotation of CDX with calls at Guayaquil and Ensenada
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan overtakes Shenzhen to be 3rd largest box port globally
  • ONE bags two box loading records in two consecutive weeks
  • Maersk uses Avantida platform for empty box management with street turn
  • DSV launches US$4b bid for Panalpina
  • Freight forwarders will clear up mess left behind by Brexit politicians: BIFA
  • Panalpina uses Mexico-US-UK-Luxembourg services for plan B Brexit
  • FedEx Express to acquire to express business of Israel's Flying Cargo Group
  • Delta and Virgin to move cargo handling to new dnata Heathrow facility

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 20, 2019
  • CMA CGM banking covenants
  • CONCOR's inaugural coastal shipping service vessel calls at New Mangalore Port
  • Integrated Service Solutions (ISS) Global Forwarding acquires Multi Moving Systems
  • Is your pharmaceuticals/high value shipment properly monitored?
  • Ocean Alliance extended until 2027
  • BASF to partner with Adani to evaluate investment in acrylics value chain in Mundra
  • Chennai Port achieves crude discharge record
  • Global chemical major announces mega investment in port of Antwerp
  • Mumbai Port unions & Cochin Shipyard agree on deputation of dry dock employees to CSL Mumbai ship repair unit
  • Poland's Szczecin rated best performing among dry bulk terminals
  • Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2019 sees a slew of investment proposals in ports sector
  • Leather exports may clock 5-6 pc growth this fiscal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • "We'll continue to grow"
  • UK forwarder invests heavily in fleet expansion
  • Tigers accelerates air cargo exports in Australia
  • LoManto Aurichio named CII executive director
  • Canadian firm introduces outsourcing fleet solution
  • First Cargologic Germany freighter lands at future base
  • Baltic Sea ports set up new cooperation project
  • Gruber rolls out My Desk
  • Noatum Terminal Málaga finds replacement director
  • Another step forward for Belgrade-Budapest rail line
  • APL enhances Latin American connections
  • Nordic GSSA goes live with cargo management platform
  • Unicarriers delivers forklift fleet to Nex Logistics
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Imperial Logistics strengthens Swiss office
  • Freightliner lands large bulk haulage contract
  • 2018 - favourable for Spanish ports
  • Lynden Air Cargo crosses last frontier

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Box carriers gaining from oil price slump, Brexit and robust rates
  • Supply chain radar: DSV & Panalpina - 'The only question is the final price tag'
  • Analysis: DSV + Panalpina - from Basel to the sleeping tiger of logistics disruption
  • CSX cuts away the 'crazy stuff' and intermodal revamp starts to pay dividends
  • Drone chaos 'highlights air cargo's over-reliance on south-east airports'
  • Size now matters to FedEx as it joins scramble for bulky home deliveries
  • Retailers hit for added transport costs as 'wardrobing' becomes the fashion
  • Tiffany King and Jeannie Stewart new VPs of people services at Crowley
  • All the winners as Dame Kelly Holmes hosts the Bifa Awards
  • Sandro Knecht is new chief commercial officer at Imperial Logistics

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Deltamarin contracted to continue Titanic II design
  • Algoma buys three Oldendorff ships, extends YSL newbuild options
  • Gard: Scrubber washwater discharge bans set to spread
  • Evac's latest acquisition is Transvac Systems
  • Incat Tasmania to build new vessel for Trinidad and Tobago

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Algoma funds bulker deal with newbuilding cancellation refund
    Algoma looks for extension to decide on replacement contracts at the Yanzijiang shipyard in China
  • US market fears tariff pinch
    Retailers, shippers and carriers are on tenterhooks as the 90-day trade truce reaches its climax
  • The Interview: Dimitris Fafalios
    Intercargo's new chairman lays out the dry cargo association's approach to 2020
  • US shippers voice anger at new street turn fees
    Shippers report that fees have been introduced by three lines and that they fear other shipping lines will join them...
  • Polish port tops BIMCO's dry bulk terminal vetting report
    Shipping association vetting report notes improved communication but highlights persistent problems, including inadequate waste reception facilities and restricted ganagways at...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Breaking down the silos
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping in...
  • Gap between potential and reality for LNG
    There is an urgency to get these projects off the ground as power stations need to be fed and local...
  • CMA CGM unites shortsea operations under single brand
    CMA CGM seeks to provide a single entry point for European shortsea and logistics operation under its recently acquired Containerships...
  • OOIL poised to order 23,000 teu LNG-ready sextet
    The orders, if they materialise, will send OOIL's 20,000-teu class fleet to 12 units, enough to allow the company to...
  • North P&I wins post-Brexit approval to trade in Irish Republic
    From February 20, members and policyholders with a European Economic Area place of management will be insured by Dublin-based North...
  • China's purchases of US crude fell on trade war jitters
    Chinese purchases of US crude amounted to an average of 260,000 barrels per day in in the latter two months...
  • Daily Briefing
    Maersk said to be close to sale of Hamburg Süd's bulker and tanker unit | Spotlight falls on cargo inaccuracies...
  • Indonesia to break through with its second mini LNG
    PLN Geothermal is aiming to have the regas unit up and running in the third quarter of this year as...
  • First cargo of US LPG shipped to China in six months
    Despite some signs of progress in trade talks, most traders remain sceptical that the situation will change in the short...
  • Qingdao Port joins blockchain consortium GSBN
    QPG chairman Li Fengli says GSBN will allow the largest port in northern China to establish closer co-operation with global...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Container congestion ripples to US interior
  • New Vancouver fee promises faster cargo clearance
  • East Coast ports rev up Midwest cargo efforts
  • First 2019 Asia-Europe spot rate hike fails
  • Better Mexico intermodal key to attract smaller shippers
  • Investor Oaktree makes project cargo pivot to Watco
  • Infographic: New US chassis model emerges

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • American Club claims stance in Gourdomichalis case is business as usual
    The American Club claims it came to the defence of a member as it would any other in litigation over Gourdomichalis brothers-linked bulker seized on the Columbia River. American Club accused of aiding chairman in lawsuit The comments came after the New York protection and indemnity mutual was accused in court papers filed in Brooklyn federal court last week of bolstering the defence of the club'
  • Bulkers still not ready to swap famine for feast, says Alphabulk
    Cargo volumes are growing at a faster rate than the already oversupplied fleet, research shows
  • Exmar shares climb on fresh buy rating
    Exposure to two improving markets has helped Exmar secure an initial buy rating from Kepler Cheuvreux. Shares in the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner climbed today after the initiation report, which placed an €8.5 per share target price on the stock. Oslo's gas giants see share prices shine on US data Exmar set for rebirth after fixing out floating LNG unit Analysts Petter Haugen and Vetle Joha
  • Deltamarin to design Clive Palmer's Titanic II
    Australian shipowner Clive Palmer has again contracted Finnish group Deltamarin to design his new Titanic II cruiseship. His Blue Star Line has awarded a deal covering design, consultancy and project management services for the delayed $500m project. Deltamarin will modify an existing blueprint for the replica liner to meet the latest rules and regulations, including the SOLAS 2020 requirements
  • Great Eastern offloads veteran VLGC
    India's Great Eastern Shipping has struck a deal to sell an elderly LPG carrier. It said an unnamed buyer will take delivery of the 75,209-cbm Jag Vishnu (built 1994) in the first half of its current financial year. In October, brokers said Bharat Petroleum Corp has fixed Jag Vishnu for six months at $21,900 per day, with the option to extend the hire by a further period of three months. The co
  • CSSC Holdings set to snap two-year losing streak
    Shanghai-listed flagship unit of China State Shipbuilding Corp expects positive results for 2018 due to large one-off profit.
  • Melina Travlos makes ultramax market debut
    Greek owner Melina Travlos has made her first foray into the ultramax market to bring the size of her dry bulk fleet to four ships, according to market sources. London-based brokers identify Travlos company Neptune Dry as buyer of the 61,000-dwt ultramax Loch Nevis (built 2016), reportedly for $24.5m. Managers at the Piraeus-based company were not immediately available to comment on the informat
  • Nordseewerke bankrupt for second time in six months
    Germany's Fosen Nordseewerke has filed for bankruptcy again following its takeover by Norway's Fosen Group last year. The filing is the shipbuilder's fourth in six years. The Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung cited a company statement as saying the move was necessary because shareholders could not reach an agreement on joint financing of operations. The state government wants to maintain the ship
  • Augustea Navigation sells post-panamax bulker to miner
    Division of a Hong Kong-listed mining and mineral trading company has bought the ship.
  • MV Werften buys Neptun Ship Design
    German shipyard MV Werften has beefed up its offering with the takeover of Neptun Ship Design. Rostock-based Neptun is Germany's largest vessel designer. It will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the MV Werften group, adding 120 staff. "We are pleased about the gain and the new, experienced colleagues in our team," said MV Werften managing director Peter Fetten. "Their know-how is well known to
  • CSAV ruling gives shippers advantage in cargo damage cases
    The UK supreme court has overturned a ruling that set a precedent in favour of shipowners when cargoes arrive damaged. Lord Jonathan Sumption rejected a 2016 court of appeal judgement in favour of Chilean line CSAV in a dispute with cargo owner Volcafe over coffee beans shipped from Colombia to Germany. He said the court was wrong to overturn the original finding that evidence fell short of prov
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding strikes upbeat note after $550m VLCC order flurry this week
    Shipbuilder says focus is on crude and LNG contracts as part of push for greater profitability.
  • Axel Hopfner teams up with Christoph Bruhn
    Boutique Hamburg S&P and newbuilding outfit grows with appointment of former Howe Robinson broker
  • KCC clears the way for share issue ahead of IPO
    Norway's Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has paved the way for a share issue in connection with its upcoming IPO. The company said a general meeting on Friday authorised the board to sell new stock worth NOK 20m ($2.34m) in connection with the float. Norwegian Car Carriers eyes growth after profitable year It has also converted to a public limited company and will be inviting new investors
  • Oslo's gas giants see share prices shine on US data
    Avance Gas and BW LPG stocks shooting up fuelled by bright outlook on US inventories.
  • CSSC Guangxi inks debut order with LPG carrier deal
    The greenfield CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering yard in China has won its first order. Brokers report domestic owner Hainan Zhaogang Marine as contracting a 5,000-cbm LPG carrier at the yard. Delivery will be in 2020, but no price was given. The owner has two 2,500-cbm LPGCs built in 2007 and 2011, and a 1,606-cbm veteran built in 1979. CSSC Guangxi controls CSSC Guangxi Guij
  • FSL Trust sells product tanker as fleet renewal continues
    Some cash from sale will go towards newbuilding pair ordered in December.
  • Fitch: banks' recovery uncertain after Hanjin yard's filing
    Ratings agency Fitch has said lenders' recovery is uncertain after the filing for rehabilitation last week by Hanjin's Subic Bay shipyard HHIC-Phil. It added that the move highlights the risks to Philippine banks' asset quality from concentrated loan portfolios. "We believe several of HHIC-Phil's creditor banks have been monitoring the borrower, with some paring exposure in recent years, even th
  • MacAndrews merged into CMA CGM's Containerships
    CMA CGM is merging its short-sea line MacAndrews into the newly acquired Containerships operation. The French boxship giant said the brand would disappear on 1 April, with the Containerships name surviving. It bought Finland's Containerships last year. The aim is to create a leading intra-European carrier, unlocking "major synergies" along the way. MacAndrews was taken over in 2002 and merged
  • Oldendorff Carriers sells five self-unloaders amid pool exit
    Three ships have been divested to Canadian owner alongside German company's stake in CSL International Pool. Two more head to China.
  • Arrested Murmansk bulker up for auction
    An arrested Russian bulker is going under the hammer in the US. The US Marshal is selling Murmansk Shipping's 23,600-dwt Pomorye (built 2007). An independent valuation priced the vessel at $9.825m. Murmansk Shipping bulker arrested in Denmark But the reserve price and opening minimum bid is $2.5m. The sale is pursuant to a US court order made as a result of non-payment of a fee during a call
  • AVIC and SDTR firm up deal for 10 kamsarmaxes
    Chinese groups ink new eco-bulkers at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co.
  • North P&I hedges Brexit bets with Irish move
    UK insurer North P&I has secured post-Brexit authorisation to trade in Ireland. The Central Bank of Ireland will allow its subsidiary North of England P&I DAC to operate as a non-life insurance business, whether the UK leaves the European Union on 29 March or not. This guards it against the expected loss of existing EU financial services 'passporting' rights after Brexit. From 20 February, memb
  • Trinidad and Tobago returns to Australia for new ro-pax
    Caribbean islands adds to 94 metre high-speed ferry booked at Austal early last month.
  • Gard reveals extent of open-loop scrubber restrictions
    Beware of local restrictions before discharging washwater from exhaust gas scrubbing, warns P&I club.
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries bags suezmax tanker order double
    Meanwhile, Daewoo confirms Oman tanker order includes an option for a third VLCC.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • Customs brokers feel pinch of government shutdown
    Various duty refund programs remain on hold as numerous CBP employees are on furlough during the federal government shutdown.
  • Heavy volumes increase congestion at major U.S. ports
    Relief is expected when volumes dip after Lunar New Year, which begins Feb. 5.
  • EU releases draft mandates for trade talks with U.S.
    Agriculture is excluded from the draft mandates on industrial goods tariffs and conformity assessment, which must be approved by EU member states' governments before the bloc can start trade agreement negotiations with the U.S.
  • Port of Los Angeles tenants trim operations
    SpaceX's lease on a 19-acre site at the port will end in February, while Cal Cartage will close its warehouse on an 85-acre site in July.
  • Lawmakers turn up export control heat on Chinese telecoms
    Under the proposed Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act, Chinese telecoms that violate U.S. sanctions would face "the same severe punishment" as ZTE.
  • Kansas City Southern posts 2018 results
    Net income totaled $629.4 million for the year, while revenues reached $2.71 billion.
  • J.B. Hunt's earnings fall in 2018 despite higher revenues

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2019
  • OPEC urges redoubling of efforts to achieve market balance
    The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee of the OPEC and non-OPEC coalition has called on its members to redouble their efforts.
  • IEA raises 2019 non-OPEC oil supply growth estimate to 1.6 million b/d
    The International Energy Agency on Friday raised its estimate of the increase in non-OPEC oil supply this year.
  • US E&P capex likely to remain flat to down on year in 2019: Schlumberger
    US onshore E&P capital investments in 2019 are likely to be flat to slightly down from last year.
  • US judge pauses Atlantic oil, gas seismic permits during shutdown
    A federal judge on Friday blocked the US Interior Department from issuing permits for seismic testing for oil and natural gas reserves along the US East Coast.
  • Oil sustains early-session rally to settle higher
    Crude futures held onto an early-session upswing to settle just under intraday highs Friday.
  • European HSFO stocks little changed in Nov on conflicting sentiment: IEA
    European high sulfur fuel oil stocks edged down slightly in November.
  • Japan's Nov bonded bunker fuel oil sales rise 6% from Oct
    Japan sold 2.85 million barrels of bonded bunker fuel oil in November.
  • LNG bunkering set to accelerate globally in 2019: SEA\LNG
    "The economic case for LNG as the marine fuel of choice for newbuilds is growing stronger each month," Keller said.
  • Singapore may witness robust bunker sales for third consecutive year
    After posting near 50 million mt in annual sales for two consecutive years, Singapore is hoping to push its bunker fuel sales even further in 2019.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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